Dosssou Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Dosssou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Dosssou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dosssou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dosssou is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dosssou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dosssou is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dosssou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,291,950. In Benin Dosssou is mostly concentrated in: Collines Department, where 25 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 13 percent live and Littoral Department, where 13 percent live. Aside from Benin Dosssou is found in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent live.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dosssou
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